My First Love Turned Out to Be My Brother 3
“At least don’t say things that aren’t true.”
“Then, I’d like to hear about the things that are true.”
Tenjō-san asks casually. That was a big mistake.
“You see, Yuu-kun rejected my confession. Isn’t that terrible?”
Kaguya casually dropped a massive bomb with a smile.
My heart nearly stopped, and Tenjō-san’s face froze over completely.
How many tis today has this happened? I really wish she would stop.
“Kaguya! Don’t create more misunderstandings!”
“The confession I made about liking you is true, isn’t it?”
Her words echoed in my mind.
『I don’t want to be siblings with Yuu-kun!』
The words Kaguya once declared continue to tornt like this.
They would flashback at random tis and sink my mood.
Why does my heart still get tossed around by words thrown at by soone else?
“How can I take a child’s words seriously?”
“My feelings are real. Though Yuu-kun never gave a response.”
“That’s natural.”
“Dodging a girl’s feelings is the worst.”
Tenjō-san, who had been listening, looked like she was on the verge of death.
“Ignoring my ssages is also a form of retaliation, isn’t it?”
Kaguya took the opportunity to air her grievances.
“I respond to ssages when it’s necessary.”
“That’s only the bare minimum! Onee-san agrees with , right? Right?”
“That’s right. You should properly respond to ssages. The sender feels ignored and sad if they don’t get a reply.”
Kaguya nodded vigorously when Tenjō-san took her side.
“That’s right—that’s right! It’s so depressing that I could cry.”
Faced with a two-against-one situation, I responded with a bitter expression.
It was a gross misrepresentation of the truth.
“It’s the other way around.”
“The other way around?”
“Kaguya’s frequent ssages didn’t just start recently. Even when we were at ho, she would constantly send trivial things. I seriously replied to them at first, but it beca too much, and I couldn’t put my phone down for a mont. It was around the ti of high school entrance exams, so I decided to limit myself to the bare minimum of responses to focus on my studies. Our parents are aware of this. That’s all I’ve continued to do since then.”
I was fed up with the non-stop ringing of my phone, day and night, at ho and outside, and it constantly drained the battery.
I reluctantly started to ignore it.
“Ah, I see…”
Tenjō-san seed to understand the situation.
“Exchanging ssages is as important to as breathing!”
My stepsister argued earnestly with a serious face.
In fact, she types on her smartphone at a demonic speed. Her fingers would glide over the screen as if they were doing a tap dance, sending ssages over and over in the blink of an eye.
“That’s an exaggeration.”
“If I don’t communicate enough, I’ll feel so lonely I might die, you know?”
“Don’t worry, you won’t die.”
“Yuu-kun, you really do hate after all. So cold-hearted!”
“If I really hated you, I would have blocked you or rejected your calls long ago. Besides, Kaguya, you’re a student facing exams this year, so you should hold back.”
“That’s right. Kaguya-chan, you’re in your third year of junior high, so this is an important year for you. Maybe you need to be a bit patient.”
Perhaps unable to watch any longer, Tenjō-san tried to gently persuade her.
“…Onee-san, you really do seem like a school teacher. What kind of job do you have?”
Sharp as ever.
“Uh, sothing related to education.”
Tenjō-san managed to answer while masking her expression.
‘Hmm,’ Kaguya responded, seemingly showing little interest.
“By the way, have you decided on a high school you want to attend, Kaguya-chan?”
Tenjō-san tried to divert the conversation by asking a question.
“I want to go to Kiyō High School, the sa as Yuu-kun.”
Another bomb dropped, and both Tenjō-san and I involuntarily held our breath.
This was news to too.
If she passes the entrance exams, Kaguya will be attending the sa school next spring.
If that happens, it will definitely be revealed that Tenjō-san is a high school teacher.
With trembling hands, Tenjō-san drank her cola and choked on the carbonation.
I handed her a tissue box while I turned away from Kaguya and whispered desperately.
“W-w-w-w-what do we do now!? My stepsister is going to co to our school!”
I whispered as if screaming.
As expected, Tenjō-san was also in a state of panic, looking like she was about to cry as she wiped her mouth. I keep handing tissues to her.
“For now, don’t talk about anything unnecessary.”
“Okay!”
“Oh, by the way, what’s your na, Onee-san?”
Kaguya’s impeccably tid foolishness exploded.
It’s a wonder why she hadn’t bothered about nas up till now.
I’m always left speechless by her miraculously bad timing.
Tenjō-san was already pushed to the corner.
Stop returning the favor with betrayal to soone who treated us to pizza!
“My na is…”
Tenjō-san’s face turned pale.
I wanted to change the subject sohow, but at this point, not giving her na would be even more unnatural.
“Yeah, I haven’t asked yet, so please tell .”
She smiled with a friendly grin.
If she gives her real na here and Kaguya gets into Kiyō High School, it will be revealed that my neighbor is a school teacher.
Kaguya will surely blurt out, “Ah, Yuu-kun’s next-door Onee-san,” and the whole school will know, leading to social repercussions and an inevitable separation.
“Uh, it’s Rei… yu…”
The last syllable was uttered in a voice so faint that I could barely make it out.
“I’ll call you Rei-chan then! Rei-chan, what’s your last na?”
Kaguya was using the na without waiting for Tenjō-san’s permission.
Her way of closing the distance was as fast as ever.
“Last na!?”
Her voice cracked in surprise.
Tenjō-san’s gaze wandered left and right as she stamred, clearly flustered.
“My last na, well, it’s a bit unusual…”
“That makes even more curious!”
She answered haltingly, desperately trying to buy ti, but Kaguya waited patiently for a response.
“…Tōmi! Yes, Tōmi!”
“How do you write it?”
“It’s written with the characters for ‘distant (遠 (too))’ and ‘sea (海(umi))’, and it’s read as Tōmi!”
“Onee-san, so your na is Tōmi Rei. That’s a nice na!”
Thus, in front of Kaguya, Tenjō Reiyu was now to be known as Tōmi Rei.
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